Heney j



Patented Aug. 25, 1925.

fessure 12eRl. merci,

g, ssIGNon i 1 Application meacmber 22,. nage serian mamon.' 1'

respectively, heve` invented new andmseful lowing isa :11115cleargfconcise, and: exact desdripti'on,' reference; beingzltaid totheaccrripanyinggdmwingi,,forming @ipa-,rt ol'this Y`seciiicatlont Ouriwention relateslrowdly: to Wearing apparel and has sll ecisillireference-to. al shirt `officitypyknown.ats-theyfclosedi front, thatAri-Object o-*Ql'lr invention is to proYide at 'shirt4 o this typeWhiclrg opens a' limited dlistai'ncerlaftfthe n'e'ek, sey'of such ailength 1.. the@ slrgle-vbuttonjonlyfi's requiredmokeep it losedf, ri'dthen;v to' attach ai pleut' to the shirt? along "the Atraint?andtoextedjit; down- "Werdlly 'at "leest to' -a' poinj? below@ the` waistYline', scfthat itceversor'clonceels the open'- vthe entirefleiigtli'down thefront, and `furtheritd prevent the's'thirt 'from blousing orpirlliigipwardly'out of'the,tivolisers.I y

i By our iiyezionv fwe :tre able to provide Y ash'iri 'of theclosed-'from type havingthe saineippealrancelas one buttoni-ng theentire `Wy ndi yetg;'s'eclji'ie4 the* advantages" ofi a clesedyfront"shirt". -`Moreover ourl shirt'g'ains Y itliifaddi'tiiialedifarrtfage.' When a'tf sport or "Worlifreqliiringg stoopingj orvs't*'retchingg'-,l the closed fronti Shirt""heretofore"usedi would creepuprdlyfandblrise, andioften pull freefrqmfthfe trousers; `With this opentype 'of "s rt the :sides Yr lzrps would" spread.

shirt;lfhovtfever, oiercfo'f mes' these yundesirable fetrtures; The.pleat tends to holdl reqiiiresslippilng overtime-head toput it on. f

u @ther ohjje'cts andi edvanteges. will appetit trom the volflomivingIdetailed? description drwing's Whichirm a part hereof; 'i

Y. Inzthefdraiwingsz' th'erebyl peventfthei sf'e'LIf-ne"v romf tearingloose Y f when takenin connectioiiwith the'olloW-ig View illllllS- '2liga' 5111sr ,emlo'otljying` a; slightly Iiiodied` form of' o rinvention?? i" Bf'yr'eferrli'ngtel "the dmwingseif, wiiribevnoted'thrillWefeInlDodyfour invention in" a elevational view of' aShirt* shi-rt hafiing a 'body'fportion 2 provided e with al front 3';nvop'eniig'llf'at the nel@ and* T21 @Herplaat- 51 i The, Opening 4extends' from the neck to va., point indicated iii-56, is cfisluchdistance thatj'thev, shirtmeybefheld closed by `@single bt'tonj 7y'Illief'uspall"collar btton 8is provided attlie head; andipreferablyneve'.extends belotey Y 'twes line# e Pleat 5` iS Swd totheOuter flp Sfofdthe shirt" and extendisover'the opening 4". This `pleutispreferably providedftlie entire Alength of the shirt front and teri'dsto hide-, the Aopening 4; extending? the entire"lengt-hv fk the *shirtlfront, thesliirt` is profwfi'd'ed 't'vith "the :ippearance off 'n n openwhichis'f but-toned theA entire*ltrigjthYV rEhe nnderjflap 9.."f theshirt comprises @repair ofst'ripsj l() erd lliivvhvicli have their "12;and 3;.' L'The, shirriat this side' ,Qff the Y opening 'is insertedbetween the' strips' 1Y0 @dell enesrdhefetp, .the Sewing f3# The outerflap 8, to which the pleat 5 is fastened comprises a strip 14 which issimilar to the strips 10 and 11. The vertical edges of strip 14 arefolded back in a manner similar to the vertical edges of either strips10 and 11. The pleat 5 comprises a strip 15 having its edges 16 and 17folded back and a reinforcing member 18 retained within the strip 15,the edges 16 and 17 being turned back over the edges of the reinforcingmember 18. Strip 14 is securedon the back side of the pleat 5 and issewed thereto by means of the stitching 19 and 20. This side of theshirt adjacent to the opening 4 is inserted between theY strip 14 andtheVpleat 5, and is sewed to these members by means of the stitchingindicated at 20. The construction above'described is employed along theedges of the shirt at the opening 4, the pleat however running theentire length of the shirt. Pleat 5 comprises the strip 15 andthereinforcing member 18. This pleat preferably extends below the waistline and may terminate atthe eXtreme lower end of vthe shirt. ,.We havefound that the strip thus extended below thewaist line will tend toprevent the shirt from blousing or pulling upwardly out of the trousersat the waist line. At the same time, the pleat serves to give the shirta finished appearance such as a shirt opening the entire length of thefront has. p

Inorder to provide a reinforcement for I' the flaps 8 and 9 where theopening 4 terminates at the lower end so that the stitching willrnotpull loose if the shirt should be accidentally pulled at this point, wecontemplate folding the lower ends of the strips P1() and ,11 along `adiagonal line, as indicatedat 22, and then sewingthe same by ,means ofthe vstitching 23. At this point the stripr 14 is likewise turned alonga diagonal line 24 `and sewed ina like manner by the stitching 24. Theresulting triangular portions as seen in Fig. 2 are laid against eachother and securely sewed together, thereby providing a fullness whichsuitably holds the stitching and prevents any strain on the shirt fromripping the stitching loose at this point. This fullness, however, isnot noticeable atthe front of the shirt, inasmuch as the pleat 5 extendsover the same and conceals it. r Y In Fig. 5, we have illustrated aVshirt embodying our inventionV wherein the waist Kline' is indicated Vbythe dotted line 25 andthe pleat 5 is shown as terminating at a pointslightly below the same. 1We have found that we are able to obtain theAadvantages ofholding the shirt within the Ytrousers as long as thepleat extends below this waist line. However, we prefer extending it to.the extreme end of the shirt as indicated in Fig. 1; f r i Withoutfurther yelaboration the foregoing will so fully explain the gist of ourinvention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adaptthe same for use under varying conditions of service, withouteliminating certain features which may properly be said to constitutethe essential items of novelty'v involved, whichitems are intended to bedefined and secured to us by the following claims.

We claim:

1 A shirt provided with a closed'front having'an' opening thereinfromtheneck to a point above the waist line, a button for closing saidopening, a pleat for the center of said closedvfront extending below thewaist line for imitating the appearance of a shirt provided with anyopen front, and a reinforcingmember associated with said pleat tendingto prevent. the shirt from blousing at the waist vline when worn.

2. A* shirt provided with a closed front having an opening thereinextending a limited distance from the neck, a button :for closing saidopening, and av pleat attached to saidclosed front so as ,to overlapsaid opening, said pleat .provided toeXtend substantially the entirelength of the shirt for imitating the appearance-cfa shirt with anopen.k front, and reinforcing memberfor said pleat for strengthening thesame and preventing the shirt from blousing at the :c

waist line when worn. l. l

3. A shirt having av closed front comprising a body portion extendingbelow the waist line of thewearer and providing an opening atV the neckwhich Yterminates distance above the vwaist line,a, pleat sewed to theshirt along. ajline ,parallel tothe opening and extendingsubstantiallythe Aentire length of saidbodynportion, said 'pleat 4overlapping saidopening andV tending Lto-2;:

conceal the same when the latter is closed, a

strip sewedto` the underside opfwsaid 'pleat' sewed and Aserving tostrengthen the shirt at said lower end of the opening,the .full Vnessreinilting` from lsaid folded back portions being 'covered by saidpleat.A

4. shirt having a closed frontlcomprising a body'portionvextendingbelowthe waist line of the wea-rer and providing an opening at :the neckwhich terminatesv a distance above the waist line, a-pleatsewed to theshirt along a line parallel to theopening and extending Vs ,ubstantiallythe,v yentire length'of said body portion, ysaid'pleat overlappingsaidlopening "and tending to conceal the saine when the latter isclosed, a strip the opening, the fullness resulting from said sewed tothe underside of said pleat in said vfolded portion being covered bysaid pleat. 10 shirt, said strip terminating at the lower end In Witnesswhereof, we have hereunto of the opening and folded back at this endsubscribed our names.

and then sewed, said folded back portion adapted to be sewed to saidshirt at the op- MAURICE L. HIRSCH. posite side of said opening andservin to HENRY J. HECTOR. strengthen the shirt at sald lower en or"EMORY J. LEVY.

